The Ghosts of Cannae: Hannibal and the Darkest Hour of the Roman Republic Test | Final Test - Medium

Robert L. O'Connell
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 124 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Ghosts of Cannae: Hannibal and the Darkest Hour of the Roman Republic Test | Final Test - Medium

Robert L. O'Connell
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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who set traps for Hannibal's army?
(a) The Romans.
(b) The Moors.
(c) The Celts.
(d) The Gauls.

2. What was Hannibal's army formation like?
(a) A backward letter "B".
(b) A backward letter "C".
(c) A backward letter "L".
(d) A backward letter "P".

3. What followed the pinning of the center of an army in Hannibal's tactics?
(a) A double envelopment.
(b) An envelopment .
(c) An attack from behind.
(d) An attack from the side.

4. When did snow close the passes in the Alps?
(a) Mid October.
(b) Mid December.
(c) Mid November.
(d) Mid September.

5. What was even more difficult to do than going up icy slopes?
(a) Feeding horses.
(b) Taming elephants.
(c) Going down icy slopes.
(d) Going down rocky slopes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What language did Hannibal speak besides Carthaginian?

2. What great military leader did Hannibal admire and study?

3. What do historians agree on about Hannibal's troops?

4. What captive did Hannibal use to teach his troops a lesson?

5. Who did Hannibal trick by letting him see his troops and attacking later on?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Hannibal met by when they crossed the Alps and what happened?

2. Who set up a trap for Hannibal and his men?

3. What happened when Hannibal eluded Publius Scipio?

4. What weakness of Hannibal did Fabius Maximus figure out?

5. What did historians agree on regarding Hannibal's travels in Chapter 6?

6. What would the Carthaginian soldiers do?

7. What did the Romans turn to?

8. What did the Romans go into the battle thinking?

9. What reputation did Hannibal have among historians according to Chapter 4?

10. What did Hannibal know when the Romans dismounted?

(see the answer keys)

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